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New spending pushes Indiana Senate air war above $20M

Spending in Indiana's tight U.S. Senate race topped $20 million this week, with new spending from the conservative Club for Growth, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's super PAC, and national Democrats and Republicans.

Gregg goes on attack in 2nd gubernatorial debate

Democrat John Gregg got personal Wednesday during the second Indiana gubernatorial debate, saying he took "great offense" at Republican Mike Pence's plans to promote traditional families, which Gregg said would ignore single parents such as himself.

Officers detonate homemade bombs

Indianapolis bomb-disposal officers detonated several small explosives found outside a southwest-side house Tuesday afternoon. Police serving a warrant at the house in the 3100 block of South Taft Avenue found the improvised explosive devices in a shed while they were looking for stolen items. The officers seized and destroyed the devices after forming a perimeter around the property. People in the house were questioned about a business burglary but no arrests were made.
 

Student gets six years for sex crime

A former North Central High School student who admitted raping a special needs student inside a school classroom was sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison. Danny Roads, 18, pleaded guilty to child molestation and criminal confinement. Roads, who is also a special needs student, admitted pulling the girl into the classroom and forcing her into sexual acts even though she repeatedly told him no. Investigators said the victim has the mental ability of a second-grader.
 

Fire claims home, damages 2 more

Fire destroyed one house and slightly damaged two neighboring houses early Wednesday morning in Pendleton. Firefighters from Pendleton and Fortville were called to the blaze in the 9500 block of West Constellation Drive in the Summer Lake neighborhood, near State Road 13 and Interstate 69, about 12:15 a.m. A couple escaped without injury after being woken by their dog.
 

Also this week

The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra returns with a Happy Hour concert Oct. 18 and full programs Oct. 18-19. Details here.

Vince Gill plays Clowes Hall Oct. 19. Details here. 

Natalie Cole plays the Palladium Oct. 18. Details here.

The Chucho Valdes Quintet follows on Oct. 24. Details here. 

Indiana Ballet Conservatory showcases its young dance students in “Pulse: Dancing to the Beat of Our Own Drummer,” Oct. 20 at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Details here. 

Delia Ephron

Oct. 24

JCC

The first time Delia Ephron had me laughing was when someone shared with me a copy of her 1979 book, “How to Eat Like a Child.” Since then, Ephron (sister of the late Nora Ephron) has written screenplays for “You’ve Got Mail” and “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,” was a producer on “Sleepless in Seattle,” and has written many books, including this year’s “The Lion is In.” I suspect she’s got lots of stories to tell when she visits town to kick off the 14th Annual Ann Katz Festival of Books. Details here.

David Alan Grier

Oct. 18-20

Crackers Comedy Club, Broad Ripple

Here’s a sentence you don’t often get a chance to say: See a star of Broadway’s “Porgy and Bess” live … in a comedy club. But that’s the case when the multi-talented David Alan Grier hits the road after playing Sportin’ Life. He’s no stranger to comedy, though, having made his name as a cast member of “In Living Color.” Details here.

Savion Glover

Oct. 20

Palladium

Following his last performance here, I wrote, “Glover explored, celebrated and challenged assumptions about tap, connecting with the audience first through his feet, then through his body, then, eventually, allowing the light to hit his beatific face. By the end, he seemed able to tap on water.” If you want to see tap that’s innovative while honoring its history, this is a must. Details here.